5) Semantic Frames for Foreign Language Education: Towards a German frame-based online dictionary

Abstract

Inglês: This paper presents a pilot study on the usability of a novel on-line frame- based lexicon for foreign language education, G-FOL (German Frame-semantic Online Lexicon). It compares students using G-OL with students not using G-FOL to determine whether there is any significant advantage for students using the frame-based approach to vocabulary acquisition. The results of our pilot study indicate across-the-board higher scores among those students using the G-FOL for vocabulary learning.
KEYWORDS: Frame Semantics, Foreign Language Education, Vocabulary Acquisition, German, On-line Lexicon.